A mix of well-writen, enjoyable, or guilty pleasure stories in historical settings. Mostly imperial palace and xuanhuan. There may be minor spoilers in my comments.

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Looking for some reads of this genre? Here are ones i’ve read and loved | BG Novels

The female protagonist as an empress/concubine.... more>>

A fight in the palace.

PS. not ranked. <<less

Just sum lighthearted gay stuff bcus y not.

All are complete ✌️

Imperial Harem stories that catch my fancy for various reasons.... more>>

I'll describe the stories by the relationship gained, the schemes involved, and the way the ML treats the concubines (just in case you're like me and pity em a little). I'll list more attributes later. <<less

Completed transmigration and 2nd chance novels and good read

Welcome! These highly rated dog-blood revenge and political intrigue are my chicken soup for the soul. Yes, you read that right. I re-read them for... more>> the nth time while waiting for some new gems to be completed <<less

Historical books that I've completed, can be Xanxia, most are completed :D... more>>

There are a few 18+ novels  <<less

i have read more than two hundred novels on this site. lot of them were pretty meh, there were some entertaining tr*sh novels and there were... more>> some that were truly great. even if think these novels really great it doesn't make them faultless so keep that in mind. <<less

A list of my favorite novels! 

I've already read them all

 - Ancient / Historical Times Setting - ... more>>

1) Inside the Palace disputes. Court palace schemes, political plots, war or Imperial harem drama

2) Nobles, Outside the Palace

3) Living life as a commoner away from palace drama (Artisan, Farming, Merchant.. etc)

 ~No Wuxia / Cultivation Fantasy Here~ <<less

Yeah inertial Harem is indeed a place with plenty drama. But I don't like too many schemes or our mc being too long winded that will drag a Arc to hundreds and hundreds of chapters it's too gross.... more>>

But here are the gems. <<less

All the reads I enjoyed. (Only the novels I enjoyed reading are included)... more>>

Still incomplete list cos I forgot the title of some of the stuff I read. This is the result so far after going through memory lane of all the novels I read, filtering the terrible ones.

Mostly BG

And worry-not, characters are actually pretty decent with a great or at least acceptable setting and plot. <<less

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this is currently my guilty pleasure lol so imma compile any ones that I have read or am planning to read... more>>

Female lead will usually be some kind of royalty/nobility e.g. princess, empress, empress dowager etc. or they may be someone with high social standing such as daughter of an official.

**warning: a lot of these will usually contain what can be considered r*pe, along with dubious consent and all sorts of violence and abuse. please take care while reading; if you are someone who is easily triggered by these kinds of things, I would advise you to pick another list -hell, another tag since you know historical stuff can be pretty inhumane- to browse through. a lot of these novels are either problematic or deal with serious and heavy issues. stay safe all everyone.** <<less

If you like female MCs that are either reborn or transmigrated to ancient China, schemes and conspiracies, revenge, and marrying into the imperial family this... more>> list is for you.  <<less

mostly family-related or harem intrigue, though some include political aspects. You may notice a common thread of tyrannical or otherwise oppressive MLs… tbh I think... more>> the cold type is fun to read about since no one should care about them otherwise. <<less

this lists consists of chinese novels, mostly drama, romance, fantasy, xianxia, wuxia in a historical setting (in no particular order)

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BL set in ancient times and either ML or MC are part of the royalty/nobility... more>>

*Novels listed are those I've read or planning to read*

Includes at least one of the following:

* Either ML or MC is the Emperor or part of the Imperial Family or Royalty or something similar

* Either ML or MC is a court official or part of the court or something similar

* Either ML or MC is part of the nobility or something similar

*Either ML or MC is part of the Imperial Harem or something similar

* Story must be set in the Palace or involved with it or something similar to it

* Has Palace Intrigue, Palace Politics, Harem Politics, etc. <<less

Stories involving imperial harems, schemes and satisfying face slaps

Plotting, scheming, backstabbing, and dog blood galore! Palace fighting and backyard fights. BG ... more>>

I try to put the most recent ones on top. <<less